Month: November 2014

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McIntyre wins GLIAC freshman of the year

Hannah McIntyre may not have been first to cross the line, but her speed still won her GLIAC Freshman of the Year. With a time of 21.02 minutes in the 6K (3.75 miles) McIntyre placed 7th overall out of 138 racers, and first of all freshman in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship. “I...

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Chargers earn top NCAA academic ranking

Hillsdale College earned an impressive 92 rating on the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) annual Academic Success Rate report which was released last Thursday. The ASR rating tells the percentage of all student-athletes who graduate within six years of their original college enrollment.  The statistics used for Hillsdale’s rating are from student-athletes enrolled between 2004-2007....

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Volleyball players recognized with GLIAC honors

Though the Hillsdale volleyball team didn’t achieve the record it was hoping for this season, several players were awarded All-GLIAC honors on Saturday night between conference semifinal matches at Grand Valley State University. Junior right-side hitter Haylee Booms, who had her best season yet in 2014, was awarded with First-Team All-GLIAC honors for the first...

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Husband of college employee dies

A Hillsdale County man and husband of a Hillsdale College employee was killed in a single-car crash yesterday morning on a road near Hillsdale. Brian Gillette, 67, of Osseo, Michigan, was the husband of Claudia Gillette, aide to the athletic director of Hillsdale College. Gillette was a retiree of Hillsdale Tool, and is survived by...

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Many thanks to the Hillsdale College choir

Sometimes a performance impacts you in such a way that you feel compelled to convey your feelings to others in a way that transfers the impact to them. You can’t do this, of course, because the event has to be experienced. I am not an educated musician. I attend musical events because I enjoy them,...